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The New York Giants know that the 2025 season will be hugely important for the future of this regime. Giants owner John Mara nearly fired Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll after the 2024 season. There is no margin for error in 2025, the Giants simply have to turn things around. Otherwise, Mara will likely make some big changes in the organization.
New York aggressively attacked this offseason and operated with a sense of urgency appropriate for the situation. They completely rebuilt their quarterback room and added playmakers on both sides of the football.
Now the Giants are looking better than they have in years, which unfortunately is not saying much. If Daboll and Schoen want to save their jobs and create something special in New York, they need a winning season right away.
New York’s coaching staff has already gotten a decent look at their new players. Rookie minicamp, OTAs, and mandatory minicamp are great, but training camp is the first real test before the regular season.
Will the Giants make any big moves before the start of the regular season? Or even during training camp itself?
Below we will explore three sneaky trade candidates on the Giants heading into NFL training camp later this month.
New York will enter training camp with four arguably viable options at quarterback. That means that more than likely, one of them will be cut or traded.
Is it ridiculous to think that Jameis Winston could be that casualty? I don’t think so.
The Giants signed Winston to a two-year contract worth $8 million during NFL free agency.
At the time, the move made a ton of sense. New York left free agency with Russell Wilson and Winston as their top two quarterbacks with the famous Tommy DeVito in reserve. The Giants had no clue whether they’d be able to draft a quarterback, so they gave themselves some insurance with Winston.
Now the Giants have rookie QB Jaxson Dart to go alongside those other three quarterbacks.
The decision to draft Dart immediately put Winston in an awkward position.
Wilson is presumed to begin the season as the starter. If Russ struggles, fans will be calling for rookie Jaxson Dart instead of Winston.
In fact, it would take a catastrophic series of events for Winston to ever be called upon during the 2025 season.
With that being the case, it could make sense to part ways with Winston over DeVito. Even after considering Winston signed a two-year contract.
The Giants have some options though.
New York could wait for another team to have a quarterback injury and sell Winston at a premium. There’s no guarantee that will happen, but if it does it could be a great way to get even a small return from Winston.
If that does not happen, the Giants may be forced to make a tough decision at the end of training camp.
New York could also decide to roster four quarterbacks...
